Minnesota Vikings Evolving Front Office

Teams with new general managers often make a few tweaks to the front office after the draft. Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah did just that yesterday. The Vikings hired Demitrius Washington as its vice president of football operations and strategy. 

Washington had worked in the front office of the San Francisco 49ers for the past seven seasons. The first several of those years were spent working with Adofo-Mensah in the team’s football research and development department. Washington worked on developing predictive and statistical analysis for the 49ers. With the Vikings, he will have one of the most senior roles in the team’s front office. 

From Kwesi Adofo-Mensah:

We couldn’t be more excited to have Demitrius join the Vikings front office. He is one of the most uniquely gifted people I have met in my time in the NFL. He is able to learn complex ideas, make them simple, and apply them in all facets of the organization. He has learned from some of the best minds in the game today and he will continue to flourish in his role with the Vikings. 

The Minnesota Vikings evolving front office:

General Manager

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

Executive Vice President-Football Operations

Rob Brzezinski

Vice President of Football Operations

Demitrius Washington

Co-Director of Player Personnel

Ryan Monnens

Co-Director of Player Personnel

Jamaal Stephenson

Senior Football Advisor

Ryan Grigson

Director of Pro Scouting

                ?

Assistant Director of Pro Scouting

Chris Blanco

Director of College Scouting

Mike Sholiton

Assistant Director of College Scouting

Pat Roberts

National Scout

Chisom Opara

College Scouts

Frank Acevedo

Jake Essler

Blaine Gramer

Sean Gustus

Kevin McCabe

College Scout/BLESTO

Mitch Johnson-Martin

Special Assistant to the GM/Player Development Manager

Kaitlin Zarecki

Player Personnel Assistant

Caroline DeFelice

Director, Analytics/Pro Scout

Scott Kuhn

Manager, Analytics

Rex Johnson

Football Analyst

Chris French

Executive Director, Football Information Systems

Paul Nelson

Senior Manager, Football Information Systems

Luke Burson

Database Administrator 

Mike Desplenter

Programmer

Derek McCormick

Football Administration Coordinator

Emily Badis

Football Data Analyst

David Blando

Player Personnel Consultant

Paul Wiggin

Scouting Associates

Taylor Brooks

Alex Dale

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Denver Broncos general manager George Paton turned again to the Vikings for one of his top front office assistants. He swiped Director of Pro Scouting Reed Burckhardt. That leaves the Vikings with a significant vacancy. Perhaps Assistant Director of Pro Scouting Chris Blanco is promoted. Perhaps Adofo-Mensah looks outside the organization. The Vikings front office will continue to evolve.